hi everyone, I'm a complete beginner at github and recently got to know termux.

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I have two problems.- three 1- I do not know English and can only communicate through Google Translator, and 2 I could not find the general discussion tab on the main github page.
3- regarding termux, I do not know what to do first and where it is better to write down the commands to remember them.

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йHi, how much time do you have right now, it just got interesting.

[GustaFranz]

Welcome! Since you are completely new, it may help to separate GitHub and Termux in your mind. They work together, but they are not the same thing.

GitHub is a website that stores repositories and provides collaboration tools. Termux is a terminal environment on Android where you can type commands and run programs.

Think of GitHub as a library where projects are stored, and Termux as a desk where you work with those projects.

GitHub does not have one universal discussion tab on the home page. Discussions belong to a specific repository or organization. For general GitHub questions, you can use the GitHub Community:

https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions

In a repository, look for the Discussions tab near Code, Issues, and Pull requests. Some repositories do not enable Discussions, so the tab may not always appear.

For Termux, start with only a few safe commands:

pwd
ls
cd folder-name
mkdir practice

Their logic is:

• pwd asks: "Where am I?"
• ls asks: "What is in this place?"
• cd means: "Move to another folder."
• mkdir means: "Create a new folder."

Before using Git, you can install it and confirm that it works:

pkg update
pkg install git
git --version

Do not paste commands from the internet before understanding what they do, especially commands containing rm, sudo, tokens, passwords, or unknown scripts.

A good way to remember commands is to create a Markdown file such as notes.md. For every command, record three things:

## ls

Purpose: lists files and folders.

Example:
ls

You can also run:

history

This displays commands previously entered in the terminal, but personal notes are better because they also explain why each command is used.

Learn one small cycle at a time: check your current location, list the files, enter a folder, and return. Once that feels comfortable, move on to git clone, git status, git add, and git commit.

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Спасибо, а я просто ранее занимался копипастой при помощи ии, а сам по командам полный ноль, минимум 2 команды знаю и всё

[GustaFranz]

That is a perfectly normal starting point. Since you already use AI, you can turn it from a command generator into a personal tutor.

Try giving the AI this instruction:

Do not give me the next command yet. Explain the current command word by word, tell me what result I should expect, mention any risk, and then wait for me to show you the output.

Run only one command at a time. Before pressing Enter, try to predict what will happen. If the result is different from the prediction, stop and share the output instead of immediately trying another command.

It is also a good idea to practice in a separate folder that contains no important files. This gives you a safe place to experiment and make mistakes.

Your progress is not measured by how many commands you memorize. A better goal is to be able to explain, in your own words, what a command will do before you run it. You are already taking the right step by asking how to learn instead of continuing to copy and paste blindly. 🙂

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Благодарю, а можно так сказать вы будете моим наставником , просто я самоучка так сказать и чутка уже надоело все время через им делать, правда там почти нету цензуры, ничего страшного если я пишу на русском?

[v-coder247]

Hi @GustaFranz, thanks for participating!

Unfortunately, we don’t currently have moderators for languages other than English. Until that changes, we need to ask that everyone use English here in the GitHub Community when posting to ensure discussions are adhering to our Code of Conduct.

[v-ember]

Hey there! 👋

Thanks for posting in the GitHub Community, @emernikita66-gif ! You are more likely to get a useful response if you are posting in the applicable category. The Mobile category is a place for our community to discuss and provide feedback on the GitHub Mobile app. Triage, collaborate, and manage your work on GitHub from your mobile device.

I've gone ahead and moved this to the correct category for you. Good luck!

[dedsec1121fk]

One thing I would add: don't try to memorize a huge list of commands at the beginning.

Learn Termux through small practical tasks instead — navigating directories, working with files, installing packages, running Python, using Git, and understanding what each command changes before you execute it.

I maintain DedSec, a free open-source Android/Termux learning workspace built around that idea. It also connects the tools with structured learning material, so it may be useful while you're getting started:

https://github.com/dedsec1121fk/DedSec

Even if you don't use it, the most important habit is: understand the command first, then run it. Avoid learning Termux through blind copy/paste.